# Incident 19980412012759I: Cessna 185A, Massena, NY, April 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Massena, NY
- Airport: St Lawrence River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9290° N, 74.8930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Massena, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9290&lon=-74.8930&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGQIP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980412012759I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A SEAPLANE ON THE ST. LAWRENCE WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CAUSED BY SUBMERSION IN THE WATER OVERNIGHT. NO INJURIES. REFERRED TO CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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